Job Description

Spectacles are Snap's hand-free camera that take in both photo and video content that is shareable on, and off, Snapchat. With hardware and augmented reality working in tandem, Spectacles make it easy to make memories from your perspective, and relive them later.

Snap Lab is home to Spectacles — a camera inspired by the human eye, powered by your imagination — and a world-class research & development team that is paving the way for the future of the camera. Snap Lab builds creative technology that helps overlay computing on the world around us.

We’re looking for a Human Factors Specialist to join our Snap Lab team.

What You’ll Do

• Build and own the human factors discipline within Snap Lab
• Establish a Snap human factors database, develop standards, and design principles
• Employ qualitative and quantitative methods and tools to conduct user-centered research, testing, and analysis
• Collect, analyze, and standardize ergonomic datasets (e.g head shapes, head dimensions, etc.), through existing industry resources and by conducting user studies
• Use data to directly impact the design of our products: improve user experience, increase product wearability, and enhance performance
• Stay up-to-date with worldwide human factors publications, standards, and heuristics
• Collaborate with industrial designers to enhance hardware design using findings from prototype evaluation and demographic data
• Establish cross-functional relationships with engineering, user research, and R&D teams
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Solid understanding of ergonomics and biomechanics
• Knowledge of visual science, auditory science, human motor control
• Understanding of AR, VR, MR systems and technologies
• Understanding of the product development process
• Strong technical writing skills
• Basic working knowledge in a 3D CAD software (NX, Solidworks, Creo, Rhino, or similar)
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as engineering or equivalent years of experience
• 5+ years of relevant human factors experience
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a related field
• Experience in human factors research and product development
• Experience working with headsets or other wearable technologies
• Experience negotiating complex trade studies to optimize for wearability, usability, schedule, and performance
• Experience creating and analyzing physical human interfaces using digital human models
  

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at accommodations-ext@snap.com.

Our Benefits : Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid maternity & paternity leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!